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Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith "Little Edie" Beale behind the scenes of GREY GARDENS ('75) with directors Albert & David Maysles.

A Family Affair: Siblings Who Teamed up as Directors

by Winnie Wang
August 1, 2025
Essays

A snapshot of a few exemplary sibling-director duos who have contributed to documentary filmmaking throughout history, from the Lumières to the Maysles to the Rosses.

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Coming Soon: POV Issue #122!

by POV Staff
July 29, 2024
Features

Highlights in POV Magazine's Fall/Winter 2024 issue (#122) include Morgan Neville's Piece by Piece, new Canadian docs on the circuit, an anatomy of an Oscar campaign, hip hop, Beyoncé, and more!

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The Ross Brothers on Gasoline Rainbow and “The Movie Stars of Life”

by Pat Mullen
May 31, 2024
Features/Interviews

An interview with Gasoline Rainbow directors Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross about hitting the road in a unique hybrid portrait of growing up.

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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets: A sad romantic story of the closing of a dive bar

by Marc Glassman
July 30, 2020
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, directors Featuring: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker There’s something about the authenticity of a bar that provides a superb setting for

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‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ Is Booze-Fuelled Poetry

by Pat Mullen
July 16, 2020
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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (USA, 98 min.) Dir. Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross I haven’t been to a bar in four months thanks to this ongoing pandemic. However, as much as the

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Review: ‘Contemporary Color’

by Jonas Jacobs
May 2, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

The Ross Brothers' Contemporary Color is an arena-sized concert film devoted to the esoteric art of high school colour guard dance routines.

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REVIEW: Western

by Andrew Parker
April 27, 2015
Hot Docs/Reviews

Western further establishes brothers Bill Ross and Turner Ross as two of the most thoughtful voices in documentary.

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Making Beautiful Music

by Katharine Robertson
November 13, 2012
Industry

Whether it comes to commissioning a composer to create a score for a film or paying high fees for the permission to use songs, for a lot of documentary filmmakers, music is

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